Effect of Pakistani bentonite on properties of mortar and concrete

Clay Minerals

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-92

  Ahmad, S ^a   Barbhuiya, S A ^b   Elahi, A ^a   Iqbal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bentonite; cement substitution; compressive strength; Jehangira; mortar; Pakistan; sulphate attack; Swabi District; water absorption

Indexed keywords

ASTM STANDARDS; CEMENT REPLACEMENT MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; JEHANGIRA; LOW-COST CONSTRUCTION; PAKISTAN; STRENGTH ACTIVITY INDEX; SULPHATE ATTACK; SWABI DISTRICT; TEST RESULTS; WATER DEMAND;

BENTONITE; CEMENTS; CLAY MINERALS; MORTAR; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER CONTENT;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

ABSORPTION; BENTONITE; CEMENT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDEX METHOD; MONTMORILLONITE; MORTAR; SALT;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 79953129077     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: 14718030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/claymin.2011.046.1.85     Document Type: Article

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